Vulnerability Report

CVE-2016-3697

Title: Linuxfoundation Runc Auth Bypass

Auth Bypass

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2016-3697.

CWE Category CWE-264
Published Date Jun 01, 2016
Modified Date May 06, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 7.8 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.07%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2016-3697: libcontainer/user/user.go in runC before 0.1.0, as used in Docker before 1.11.2, improperly treats a numeric UID as a potential username, which allows local users to gain privileges via a numeric username in the password file in a container.

Impacted Vendors

L
linuxfoundation 1
S
synology 1
D
docker 1
R
redhat 1

Reference Links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00111.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1034.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2634.html https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/21436 https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/69af385de62ea68e2e608335cffbb0f4aa3db091 https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/pull/708 https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/releases/tag/v0.1.0 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-28 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00111.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1034.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2634.html https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/21436 https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/69af385de62ea68e2e608335cffbb0f4aa3db091 https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/pull/708 https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/releases/tag/v0.1.0 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-28
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity LOW
2.1
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2016-3697 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector LOCAL
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.